Senior Back-end Developer
About The Position
Teal Media is looking for a Senior Backend Developer who’s a thoughtful problem-solver and hands-on builder. You bring strong back-end expertise, take ownership of technical decisions, and enjoy translating complex client needs into reliable, scalable solutions. You collaborate closely with designers, strategists, and front-end developers, write clean and maintainable code, and care deeply about performance, security, and accessibility. You’re confident leading technical work, adaptable as projects evolve, and motivated by supporting mission-driven organizations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (like React or Vue) and third-party integrations (CRMs, analytics, donation platforms) is a bonus. These tools are part of our evolving stack and are used intentionally based on client goals.
- Experience working in a digital agency or client-services environment, including managing multiple projects, shifting priorities, and collaborating across disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical implementation of custom web projects, primarily using open-source tools, with a strong focus on WordPress back-end development (themes, plugins, and systems integrations).
- Act as the lead developer on both new builds and ongoing support work, owning technical decisions and translating complex client needs into thoughtful, scalable solutions.
- Write clean, well-structured, and well-documented code that meets team standards and supports long-term maintainability.
- Ensure sites are fast, secure, accessible, and built to scale.
- Handle ongoing site maintenance, updates, and feature enhancements for existing client projects.
- Own QA and testing for your work to ensure stability and quality before anything reaches a client.
- Support deployment workflows and collaborate with internal or client DevOps teams as needed (version control, staging environments, CI/CD).
- Work closely with designers and front-end developers to ensure designs are technically sound and thoughtfully implemented.
- Partner with project teams and clients to scope solutions, explain technical tradeoffs, and solve problems as they come up.
- Join internal and client-facing meetings to demo features, explain approaches, and troubleshoot issues.
- Create documentation or provide training to help clients and internal teams confidently manage and maintain their sites.
- Collaborate with senior developers and technical leadership to align project execution with Teal’s technical direction.
- Research, test, and recommend tools, frameworks, and workflows that improve how we build and support sites.
- Help define and uphold internal coding standards and documentation so the whole team benefits.
- Contribute technical insight to proposals and pitches, helping articulate what’s possible and how we deliver it.
- Mentor developers across the team through thoughtful feedback, pairing, and code reviews.
- Participate in hiring and evaluation of technical talent as needed.
- Model strong communication, collaboration, and accountability within project teams.
Benefits
- In addition, Teal offers a comprehensive benefits package, generous PTO, and a flexible, people-first workplace that supports balance and professional growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
